Hello,
I bought the Coleman xtreme 70qt cooler to use as a mash tun (cheaper than the 52 qt version).
However, it's such a nice cooler, I almost hate to use it for this purpose because I also camp and this is bigger and would keep ice longer I am assuming than my old cooler.
My old cooler is a @50qt rubbermaid.
My question is, will the old cooler work fine as a mash tun? I wonder how much extra heat I am able to hold with the 70qt Coleman xtreme vs the old 50qt Rubbermaid.
I will only ever be doing 5 gallon batches.
Other than insulating, is the recessed channel drain on the extreme a big advantage as well?
Thanks!
gunrock
I bought the Coleman xtreme 70qt cooler to use as a mash tun (cheaper than the 52 qt version).
However, it's such a nice cooler, I almost hate to use it for this purpose because I also camp and this is bigger and would keep ice longer I am assuming than my old cooler.
My old cooler is a @50qt rubbermaid.
My question is, will the old cooler work fine as a mash tun? I wonder how much extra heat I am able to hold with the 70qt Coleman xtreme vs the old 50qt Rubbermaid.
I will only ever be doing 5 gallon batches.
Other than insulating, is the recessed channel drain on the extreme a big advantage as well?
Thanks!
gunrock